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The White House: An Historic Guide
de [Kennedy, John and Kennedy, Jackie]
- Usado
- near fine
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Near fine
- Librería
-
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Washington DC: White House Historical Association, 1962. First Edition. Full leather. Near fine. Limited edition of The White House: An Historic Guide, signed by President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jackie Kennedy.. Octavo (26.5 x 18 cm), 129pp, publishers green leather, gilt title on spine, gilt decorative stripe on covers. Marbled endpapers. Shelf wear to spine. Fully illustrated with color photographs. Custom made green calf clamshell, gilt title, raised bands, marbled interior. Signed limited edition of 100 copies, this being number 95. Signed by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and President Kennedy. Inscription reads: "For Bill / with our affection and appreciation / Jackie / and Jack / December 25, 1962." This limited edition is one of two limited editions of The White House Guide printed during the Kennedy administration. The limited edition of 100 copies is typically bound in green leather, the second edition of 75 copies is bound in red leather. They were produced by the Government Printing Office as gifts for intimates of President Kennedy and First Lady Jackie Kennedy. The recipient of this book, William Walton, was a confidant of President Kennedy, a journalist and abstract painter. He played a pivotal role in the redecoration of the White House and later in choosing the location of Kennedy's final resting place in Arlington National Cemetery. A unique association copy seeing that Mr. Walton was responsible for many of the updates discussed in this book.
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- Librería
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 394
- Título
- The White House: An Historic Guide
- Autor
- [Kennedy, John and Kennedy, Jackie]
- Ilustrador
- Limited edition of The White House: An Historic Guide, signed by President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jackie Kennedy.
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Full leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- White House Historical Association
- Lugar de publicación
- Washington DC
- Fecha de publicación
- 1962
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
